The Elrod family descended from Johan Deter Elrod who immigrated to America from Germany in 1709 and the German Ellrodt family descended from Jakob Ellrod of Culmbach, Germany populate this website.

A book by Craig Ellrod, titled "Familie Ellrod, From Whence They Came" documents the German roots of the Ellrod line. It is available for purchase by searching the web for the title.